Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Nomination Criteria

OVERVIEW
These Nomination Criteria (“Criteria”) set out the eligibility and qualification requirements that athletes
must satisfy in order to be nominated for selection to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team.

All nominations to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team will be made in accordance with Athletics Canada’s
(“AC”) “National Team Selection Rules Book”. AC’s Olympic entries are limited by the International
Association of Athletics Federations (“IAAF”) and International Olympic Committee’s (“IOC”) rules and/or
regulations that will always take precedence should there be any contradictions between these Criteria
and such rules and/or regulations.

Attached to the Criteria, and forming an integral part of it, are two Appendices.

The National Team Committee (“NTC”) is responsible for the implementation of the Criteria and has the
sole authority and discretion to make all decisions relating to the nomination of the team for the Tokyo
2020 Olympic Team to the Canadian Olympic Committee (“COC”) up until the first athletics team members
entering the Olympic Village. From that date forwards “On-site Decision Making Authority” will apply (see
section 5 below).

1 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Event Location

• Tokyo, Japan.

1.2 Important Dates

Qualifying Periods
DATES EVENTS NOTES
January 1,2019 – May 31, 2020 Marathon and 50k Race Walk
See Appendix A for
January 1, 2019 – June 29, 2020 10,000m, 20k Race Walk and Combined Events
Qualifying Standards
May 1, 2019 – June 29, 2020 Qualifying Period for all other events
Important Dates
DATES* DESCRIPTION LOCATION
Canadian Marathon Championships and Selection Trials at the
October 20, 2019 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Toronto, ON
(“Marathon Trials”)
Declaration Deadline for Initial Nomination for
May 3, 2020 Online Form
the Marathon and the 20k and 50k Race Walks
May 4, 2020 Initial Nomination for the Marathon and 20k and 50k Race Walks
May 31, 2020 Final Declaration Deadline for Marathon and 50k Race Walk Online Form

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 For Marathon and 50k Race Walk - IAAF to:
June 3, 2020 - confirm the list of athletes qualified by Qualification Standard; iaaf.org
- publish the IAAF World Rankings and qualified athletes;
June 4, 2020 Final Nomination for Marathon and 50k Race Walk
Canadian 10,000m Championships and Selection Trials
TBD (June 13, 2020) TBD
(“10,000m Trials”)
TBD (June 13, 2020) Declaration Deadline for Initial Nomination for 10,000m Online Form
TBD (June 14, 2020) Initial Nomination for 10,000m
Canadian T&F Championships & Selection Trials
June 23 – 28, 2020 Montreal, QC
(“T&F Trials”)
Final Declaration Deadline all events except
June 28, 2020 Online Form
Marathon & 50k Race Walk
Relay Team Members sign and return
June 28, 2020 Appendix B
National Relay Team Athlete Agreement
IAAF to:
- confirm the list of athletes qualified by Qualification Standard;
July 1, 2020 iaaf.org
- publish the IAAF World Rankings and qualified athletes;
- publish the list of qualified Relay Teams.
July 2, 2020 Final Team Nomination
TBD* Depart Canada
TBD* Final Preparation Camp Gifu, Japan
July 27, 2020 On-site Decision Making Authority begins (see section 5) Tokyo, Japan
July 31 – August 9, 2020 Athletics Competition Tokyo, Japan
August 10, 2020 Depart Japan
*TBD Dates – any dates that are to be determined, will be announced on the AC website as soon as
possible once determined.

1.3 Eligible Athletes

To be eligible to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, an athlete must meet all of
the following requirements:
• Must be a registered member of an AC Branch at the time of the Trials and through
the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games;
• Must meet the IAAF age requirements:
o Senior Athletes: Any athlete aged 20 on 31 December, 2020 (born in 2000
or earlier) may compete in any event
o U20 Athletes: Any athlete aged 18 or 19 years on 31 December, 2020 (born
in 2001 or 2002) may compete in any event except the Marathon and 50km
Race Walk.
o U18 Athletes: Any athlete aged 16 or 17 years on 31 December, 2020 (born
in 2003 and 2004) may compete in any event except the throwing events,
Heptathlon, Decathlon, 10,000m, Marathon and Race Walk.
o Athletes Younger than 16: No athlete younger than 16 years of age on 31
December, 2020 (born in 2005 or later) may compete at the Olympic
Games.
• Must hold Canadian Citizenship, as per Rule 41 of the Olympic Charter;
• Must declare interest to seek nomination to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team via the
Online Form in accordance with the dates outlined in section 1.2 above;

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 • Must comply with the Final Phase Preparation Requirements as outlined in section 4
below;
• Must have a Canadian passport that will remain valid until at least February 9, 2021;
• Must have competed at a Canadian Championship as outlined in Section 3.5;
• Sign, submit and comply with the COC Athlete Agreement and Tokyo 2020
Conditions of Participation Form;
• Must be otherwise eligible to participate for Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic
Games as outlined in the IOC, IAAF, COC and AC Rules and Bylaws and AC’s
“National Team Selection Rules Book”.

Relays: To be nominated for a Relay Team (see section 3.4) athletes must sign the National
Relay Team Athlete Agreement (see Appendix B) by the specified date (see section 1.2).
Note that if circumstances dictate that an athletics team member who is not part of a
nominated Relay Team is selected to run a relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (as
allowed by IAAF rules) then the athlete must sign the National Relay Team Athlete
Agreement before competing. In these circumstances, the Head Coach can waive the
deadline in section 1.2.

1.4 Eligible Performances

For an athlete’s performance to be considered eligible for qualification for the Tokyo 2020
Olympic Games it must be set under the following conditions:

General
All performances must be achieved during the qualification period as outlined in section 1.2.

For Marathons and Race Walks, IAAF publishes on its website a list of courses and
competitions that comply with the below.

Marathons
• Performances for qualifying purposes may only be achieved on a course measured by an
IAAF/AIMS Grade “A” or “B” International Road Race Course Measurer with the
measurement certificate established no more than 5 years before the date of the race.
• For Qualification Standards the overall decrease in elevation between the start and the
finish shall not exceed 1:1000, i.e. 1m per km.
• For IAAF World Rankings in case of performances achieved on courses with a drop in
elevation which exceeds 1:1000 a correction will be made in the result score from which
points will be deducted depending of the drop.
• The first 10 runners in the Men’s Marathon and in the Women’s Marathon in the IAAF
World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 and the top 5 finishers at the IAAF Gold Label
Marathons and the top 10 finishers at the Marathon Major Series (Tokyo, Boston,
London, Berlin, Chicago and New York) held during the qualification period will also be
considered as having achieved the Qualification Standard.

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 Race Walks
• Performances for qualifying purposes may only be achieved on a course measured by an
IAAF/AIMS Grade “A” or “B” International Road Race Course Measurer with the
measurement certificate established no more than 5 years before the date of the race.
• A minimum of 3 International or Area Race Walking Judges must be on duty.
• For International Competitions defined under IAAF Rule 1.1 (i), or at National
Competitions, Member Federations concerned must submit a specific application to the
IAAF (Application Form available from the IAAF) before the race is conducted.
Applications submitted for the IAAF World Championships Doha 2019 do not need to be
submitted again.

Special conditions for validity of performances:

• Performances achieved in mixed competitions in track events will not be accepted.
Exceptionally, in accordance with IAAF Rule 147, performances achieved in events of
5000m and 10,000m may be accepted in circumstances where there were insufficient
athletes of one or both genders competing to justify the conduct of separate races and
there was no pacing or assistance given by an athlete(s) of one gender to an athlete(s) of
the other gender.
• Performances which are wind-assisted or for which a wind reading is not available shall
not be accepted for Qualification Standard purposes (but will be valid for the IAAF World
Rankings with the appropriate adjustments).
• Hand timing performances in 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 110m/100m Hurdles, 400m
Hurdles and 4x100m Relay will not be accepted.
• Indoor performances for all field events and for races of 200m and longer, will be
accepted.
• For the running events of 200m and over (including combined events), performances
achieved on oversized tracks shall not be accepted.
• For the Race Walks, track performances (20,000m or 50,000m) and performances
achieved in competitions conducted with the penalty zone rule shall be accepted.
• For the Combined Events at least one of these conditions must be met:
o The wind velocity in any individual event shall not exceed plus 4 metres per
second.
o The average wind velocity (based on the algebraic sum of the wind velocities, as
measured for each individual event, divided by the number of such events) shall
not exceed plus 2 metres per second.

1.5 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Events

100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m, Marathon, 3000m S/C, 100mH
(women), 110mH (men), 400mH, HJ, PV, LJ, TJ, SP, DT, HT, JT, Heptathlon (women),
Decathlon (men), 20km RW, 50km RW, 4 x 100m, 4 x 400m, mixed 4x400m.

1.6 Maximum Entries per Event

The IAAF allows a maximum of three (3) athletes per country per individual event. The IAAF
allows a maximum of five (5) athletes plus one P alternative athlete per relay team. AC will
not make use of the P alternative athlete option.

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 1.7 Declaration Dates
Athletes are required to declare their interest to seek nomination to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic
Team by completing the online form by the deadlines stated in section 1.2. Failure to
complete this declaration by the deadline will render the athlete ineligible for nomination.

1.8 Initial Nomination Meetings and Team Announcements

The NTC will hold Initial Nomination Meetings for the Marathon, Race Walks and 10,000m
(see section 1.2). The purpose of these Initial Nomination Meetings is to give long distance
endurance athletes extra time to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. At these
meetings, the NTC may only nominate athletes who have complied with the Initial
Declaration Deadlines indicated in Section 1.2. AC will announce the initial nominations
through established communication channels (Branches, AC website, bulletin); athletes
nominated to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team will be contacted directly by AC.

1.9 Final Nomination Meetings and Team Announcements

The NTC will hold separate Final Nomination Meetings, one for the Marathon and 50k Race
Walk and one for all other events (see section 1.2).

AC will announce the final Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team through established communication
channels (Branches, AC website, bulletin); athletes nominated to the team will be contacted
directly by AC.

2 TEAM OBJECTIVES
• This nomination process is designed to prioritize the nomination of Athletes to the Tokyo 2020
Olympic Team who have demonstrated an ability to achieve AC’s 2020 Olympic Games
performance objectives, which are to improve upon Canadian performances from the 2016 Rio
Olympic Games as measured by:
o Medal table ranking;
o number of medals;
o number of top 8 finishes;
o number of athletes finishing in the top half of their field;
o number of athletes beating their pre-event ranking;
o number of athletes setting personal bests; and
number of athletes setting season’s bests.

3 NOMINATION PROCESS
All nominations will be made in accordance with AC’s “National Team Selection Rules Book”
(see https://athletics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/National-Team-Selection-Rules-Book-EN.pdf)
and the National Team Committee’s Terms of Reference (see Section 126 of AC’s “Rules and Bylaws”
at http://athletics.ca/federation/governance/policies-rules-laws/).

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the athlete to ensure that the IAAF are aware of performances for
qualification by standard or World Rankings points before the IAAF publish their lists of qualified
athletes on July 1, 2020 (June 3, 2020 for Marathon and 50k Race Walk)
(see https://www.iaaf.org/records/send-competition-results.)

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3.1 The National Team Committee (NTC)
The composition of the NTC will be composed as specified in Section 126 of AC’s “Rules and
Bylaws”.

3.2 Nomination for all Individual Events

The IAAF sets the maximum number of athletes (the “Event Quota”) that can be entered for
each individual event (see section 1.6).

Step 1 - Automatic Nomination

National Champions: The highest placed Canadian athlete in each Trial event (see section 1.2) will
automatically be nominated for that event to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team, provided that they
meet the eligibility requirements outlined in section 1.3 and
• They achieve a Qualifying Standard (see Appendix A) within the Qualification Period (see
section 1.2); or
• They are listed by the IAAF, on July 1, 2020, as being qualified by IAAF World Ranking (June 3,
2020 for Marathon and 50k Race Walk).

Events with an Initial Nomination Meeting: If the National Champion has not achieved a
Qualification Standard by the date of the Initial Nomination Meeting then the NTC must reserve a
quota slot for that athlete for the relevant Final Nomination Meeting.

Ties: For the purposes of automatic nomination, ties at the Trials will be broken in the following
priority order:
1) Best performance during the Qualifying Period
2) Head-to-head results during the Qualifying Period
3) Most recently achieved standard

If the tie is still not broken, the NTC will do so applying the additional factors outlined
in Step 2 (below).

Step 2 - Additional Nominations

Athletes who have not been nominated to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team pursuant to Step 1 above
but who have met the eligibility requirements of section 1.3 and

o Achieve an Qualifying Standard (see Appendix A) within the Qualification Period (see
section 1.2); or
o Are listed by the IAAF, on July 1, 2020, as being qualified by IAAF World Ranking;

will be considered for nomination to the Team as “Additional Athletes”.

For the avoidance of doubt, the NTC will not nominate athletes for individual events who are only
qualified to be entered due to IAAF’s “reallocations due to unused quota places” after July 1, 2020
(June 3, 2020 for Marathon and 50k Race Walk).

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Initial Nomination Meetings (Marathon, Race Walks and 10,000m only)

The NTC may nominate Additional Athletes in the relevant event(s).

If multiple Additional Athletes need to be ranked for nomination, the process outlined in
the Final Nomination Meeting section (below) will be used.

The NTC may, at their sole discretion, choose to leave additional Event Quota spaces to be
filled later, at the Final Nomination Meeting, even if that means that one or more
Additional Athletes are not nominated at this stage of the nomination process.

Reasons for the NTC to not nominate all possible Additional Athletes in the Initial
Nomination Meeting include, but are not limited to, the NTC considering it reasonable that
by the Final Nomination Meeting:
• Qualified but currently ill or injured athlete(s) can return to a demonstrated fitness
level that would rank them above other Additional Athletes; or
• As yet unqualified athlete(s) can qualify and rank higher than other Additional
Athletes seeking nomination.

Final Nomination Meetings (all events)

10,000m and Marathon: Any National Champions in the 10,000m and Marathon who
were not nominated in the relevant Initial Nomination Meeting but who subsequently
qualified by Qualification Standard or IAAF World Ranking will be nominated.

Additional Athletes:
• If the number of Additional Athletes is within the remaining Event Quota, all of the
Additional Athletes will be nominated.

• If the number of Additional Athletes exceeds the remaining Event Quota, the NTC will
rank the Additional Athletes in the order that, based on the factors listed below, as
well as other relevant factors, they consider the athletes are likely to finish at the
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the relevant event. Athletes will be nominated in this
ranking order until the Event Quota is full. The factors to be considered by the NTC
when ranking athletes will include, but may not be limited to:
• World and domestic ranking;
• Current form and fitness;
• Proven ability to perform on demand;
• Finishing position at the 2020 Trials; and
• Recent Head-to-Head record against other athletes under consideration.

For the avoidance of doubt, an athlete’s world and domestic ranking in the event
under consideration is important but is not the only factor in making a nomination.

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3.4 Nomination for Relays

Team Qualification – General Requirements

The Top 8 placing teams at the Doha 2019 IAAF World Championships and the next 8 teams
from the IAAF rankings list during the Qualifying Period will be invited to compete at the
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The NTC will accept relay team invitations based on the list of
qualified teams published by the IAAF on July 1, 2020.

For the avoidance of doubt:

• AC will not accept any offers of unused quota places for relay teams made after July 1,
2020;
• Teams must be entirely comprised of athletes who are eligible athletes in accordance
with section 1.3; and
• Being nominated for a relay squad does not guarantee competing at the Tokyo 2020
Olympic Games. Any athlete nominated for any event may compete in any relay at the
Games [IAAF rule].

Step 1 - Automatic Relay Nominations

For each qualified relay team:

4x100m and 4x400m

• All athletes nominated to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team for the individual 100m
(4x100m) or individual 400m (4x400m) will be automatically nominated for the
relevant relay squad [IAAF rule].
• If not already nominated, the National Champions at 100m (4x100m) or 400m
(4x400m) will be automatically nominated for the relevant relay squad if they are
eligible in accordance with section 1.3.

Mixed 4x400m
• If not already nominated for a relay team, the National Champions (one male and
one female) at 400m will be automatically nominated for the mixed relay squad if
they are eligible in accordance with section 1.3.

Step 2 - Additional Relay Nominations

For each qualified relay team the Head Coach will nominate “Additional Relay Athletes” to
the NTC. The Head Coach will nominate athletes to complete the most competitive relay
squads based on any factors considered relevant including, but not limited to:
• Current form and fitness;
• Proven ability to Perform on Demand;
• Specific relay skills;
• Buy-in to, and compliance with, the National relay squad programs.
• For the avoidance of doubt:
• ranking in an individual event (e.g. the 100m for the 4x100m relay) is important but
is not the only factor in making relay squad nominations; and
• only eligible athletes (see section 1.3) may be nominated by the Head Coach.

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 4x100m and 4x400m
The Head Coach will nominate sufficient “Additional Relay Athletes” to add to the Automatic
Relay Nominations make up a squad of 5 athletes.

Mixed 4x400m
The Head Coach will nominate sufficient “Additional Relay Athletes” to add to the Automatic
Relay Nominations make up a mixed relay squad of two (2) male and two (2) female
athletes.

The NTC will consider each “Additional Relay Athlete” on the same basis as the Head Coach
(see above) and, at their sole discretion, either:
• accept the athlete and nominate them for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Team; or
• reject the Head Coach’s nomination and ask the Head Coach for his/her next eligible
nomination.

3.5 Canadian Championships Requirement

Athletes must compete at a Canadian Championships or Trials event unless they receive a
written medical exemption from the AC Chief Medical Officer.

Combined Events athletes must compete at the T&F Trials (see section 1.2) either in the
Combined Events or in specific individual events as outlined in an agreement with the AC
Head Coach.

Race Walk athletes must compete at the T&F Trials (see section 1.2) either in a Race
Walking event or in specific individual events as outlined in an agreement with the AC Head
Coach.

10,000m athletes must compete at one of the following events: the 10,000m Trials (see
section 1.2), the 2020 10k AC National Championships, the 2019 AC National 5k
Championships, the 2019 AC National Cross-Country Championships or the 5,000m at the
T&F Trials (see section 1.2).

Marathon athletes must compete at one of the following events: the Marathon Trials (see
section 1.2), the 2019 AC National Cross-Country Championships, the 2020 AC National Half
Marathon Championships, the 2020 AC National 10k Championships, the 10,000m Trails (see
section 1.2) or the 5,000m at the T&F Trials (see section 1.2).

All other athletes must compete at the T&F Trials (see section 1.2).

4 FINAL PHASE PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS

Athletes are expected to demonstrate final phase preparation and be able to deliver a peak
performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. An athlete’s nomination will not be confirmed until
they complete the process outlined below and they will be deselected if the process is not
completed.

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4.1 Injury or Illness
Athletes who arrive at an international competition injured or ill consume a disproportionate
amount of IST time and resources that should be spent on preparing healthy athletes to
compete at their best. It is therefore AC's intention to work with the nominated athletes
that have been injured or ill to help them recover in time for the competition with a minimal
impact to training, or (in the event that full recovery is not possible for this competition) to
ensure full recovery so that full training can resume and long-term potential is optimized.
With this in mind, the NTC reserves the right to deselect injured/ill athletes who are not
sufficiently healthy/fit to perform at their best at the competition.

Once nominated, and until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, athletes are required to
immediately report any injury, illness, or change in training status that could affect their
ability to compete at their highest level. Failure to properly report injury or illness prior to
the event may result in the athlete being deselected and held financially responsible for all
the athlete’s costs associated with the event. Notification must be sent immediately to
Jessica Scarlato at jessica.scarlato@athletics.ca.

Once notified of an athlete’s injury, illness or change in training status that could affect their
performance, AC team staff will work with the athlete, coach and local/national team IST
resources to ensure that a complete injury and illness assessment has occurred and a
recovery plan is in place. This assessment will include a determination of the athlete’s
potential for recovery and ability to compete at their best. This determination will comprise
of two steps:

STEP 1: Medical Clearance

Generally done by local IST in collaboration with AC’s National IST and consists of 2
phases:

a) An initial medical evaluation and paramedical assessment(s) to confirm the diagnosis

and determine if/when the athlete is fit to return to full training or competition.
b) A functional evaluation by IST with experience specific to the event demands (and
injury or illness if applicable). This may include assessment of the athlete’s movement
pattern, for example, during a run, hurdle, jump, walk, or throw to identify
dysfunctional movement patterns that may be contributing to the injury and
potentially increase the risk of re-injury or undermine their competition performance.

STEP 2: Specific Evaluation

Following medical clearance by the medical team, a more comprehensive physical
readiness test (the “Performance Test”) to compete will be established as follows:
• Determination of the Performance Test will involve the AC Head Coach, the event
Team Coach, and the athlete’s Personal Coach.
• The Performance Test will vary according to the event, injury or illness.
• The Performance Test will be objective, measurable, fair, realistic, specific to the
event, and challenging.

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 If the athlete is deemed unfit to resume training/competition, or does not meet the
Performance Test standard, the athlete will be declared unready for competition and the
results of the two steps will be forwarded to the NTC for a decision.

The NTC will use all available information at their disposal including performance results and
progress in the final phase, suitability of the training and competition plan, fitness and other
final phase indicators, consultation with the AC Head Coach, AC National IST leads, the
athlete’s personal IST, and any other performance related information (i.e. Performance
Test results when applicable) to determine if the injured/ill athlete will be deselected and
will not travel with the team.

The NTC may nominate the next eligible athlete, provided that the alternate athlete has
proven their preparation during the final phase and meets the eligibility criteria detailed in
Section 1.3 and all event specific requirements in relation to qualifying standards and
timelines. The NTC will determine the “next eligible athlete” by using the Additional Athlete
or Additional Relay Athlete processes (as appropriate) outlined in Section 3 above.

4.2 Health Questionnaire and Anti-Doping

Upon nomination, all athletes will be required to complete a Medical Information Form.
These questionnaires will ask athletes to declare all supplements and medications that are
being used prior, during and after the event. Athletes who need to take medications that
contain substances that are on the applicable version of World Anti-Doping Agency’s
Prohibited List must ensure they have a completed and approved CCES and/or IAAF
Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE), if required, prior to the use of such medications and
prior to nomination. Athletes are also responsible for ensuring that their TUE is recognized by
either the IAAF or the IOC, as applicable and required. Note: It is not the responsibility of the
AC team physicians to complete and submit TUE applications on behalf of the athlete. This
should be done by the physician who prescribed the medication. AC team physicians are
available, however, for questions related to whether or not a TUE is required.

Information regarding the TUEs can be found here:

http://athletics.ca/national-team/anti-doping-programs/therapeutic-use-exemptions/
and here
https://www.iaaf.org/about-iaaf/documents/anti-doping.

5 ON-SITE DESCION MAKING AUTHORITY

To ensure at-Games decisions may be made quickly and decisively in the best interest of
performance, the following delegation of authority and processes for making final confirmation of
entries onsite at the Games will apply. This includes, but is not limited to, decisions around removal
of an athlete from the team, injuries and /or use of alternates, starting orders, relay team make up,
etc.

Once the first athletics team members arrive in the Olympic Village on July 27, 2020 all final decision
making authority (“DMA”) will reside with the High Performance Director (“HPD”) or the Head Coach in
the absence of the HPD.

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 As per competition regulations, the athletes competing in individual events will be confirmed daily
during the Games. The timing is to be confirmed by the organizing committee but typically
confirmations will be made before noon two days before the first day of competition and before 9am
the day before each remain day of competition. Any final changes of the team will be made by the HPD
(or whomever has the DMA).

The deadline for confirming the composition of relay teams, including the running order, will be one
hour before the published first call time for each relay event. The composition of the relay teams,
including the running order, shall be at the sole discretion of the Head Coach or the HPD in the absence
of the Head Coach.

6 APPEALS
Please refer to the “National Team Selection Rules Book” and the AC Rules and By-laws Section
140.06 & 140.07 for full information on the AC appeals process. The process is also summarised at
http://athletics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Process-for-Submitting-Appeals-EN.pdf

Appeals must be submitted to the following e-mail address: Commissioner@athletics.ca.

Contact appeals@athletics.ca for payment options of the $250 appeal fee. The appeal will not be
reviewed until the appeal fee has been paid.

Appealing decisions made at an Initial Nomination Meeting:

Only athletes who are eligible to be considered for nomination (see sections 1.3 and 3) and who have
achieved the Qualification Standard (see Appendix A) between the start of the Qualifying Period and
the date of the relevant Initial Nomination Meeting (see section 1.2) may submit an appeal for
nomination.

For decisions made at one of the Initial Nomination Meetings, appeals must be filed with the AC’s
Commissioner’s Office within five (5) days of the publication of the team list.

Appealing decisions made at a Final Nomination Meeting:

Only athletes who are eligible to be considered for nomination (see sections 1.3 and 3) and who:

• Have achieved a Qualifying Standard (see Appendix A) within the Qualification Period (see
section 1.2); or
• Are listed by the IAAF, on July 1 (June 3 for Marathon and 50k Race Walk) as being qualified by
IAAF World Ranking;

may submit an appeal for nomination.

For decisions made at one of the Final Nomination Meetings the external timelines, set by the
IAAF/COC, are very tight and therefore appeals must be filed with the AC’s Commissioner’s Office
within 24 hours of the publication of the team list.

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7 AMENDMENTS TO THE CRITERIA
The NTC reserves the right to amend the Criteria prior to the Final Nomination Date. The NTC may
amend the Criteria under the following circumstances:

1. When additional (or new) information that is deemed relevant by the NTC to the Criteria is
provided by external parties, such as (but not limited to) an event organizing committee,
Sport Canada, the COC, IAAF, or any other relevant organization; and
2. To correct, clarify or amend any inconsistencies, errors or omissions in the Criteria.

Any changes made by the NTC are deemed to come into effect immediately upon publication on
the AC website. The NTC will publish the amended Criteria by whatever means and wherever the
original Criteria were published.

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 APPENDIX A
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Women’s Events Men’s

A A
11.15 100m 10.05
22.80 200m 20.24
51.35 400m 44.90
1:59.50 800m 1:45.20
4:04.20 1,500m 3:35.00
15:10.00 5,000m 13.13.50
31:25.00 10,000m 27:28.00
2:29:30 Marathon* 2:11:30
12.84 100m /110m H 13.32
55.40 400m H 48.90
9:30.00 3,000m S/C 8:22.00
1:31:00 20km RW 1:21:00
Not contested 50km RW 3:50:00
1.96 High Jump 2.33
4.70 Pole Vault 5.80
6.82 Long Jump 8.22
14.32 Triple Jump 17.14
18.50 Shot Put 21.10
63.50 Discus Throw 66.00
72.50 Hammer Throw 77.50
64.00 Javelin Throw 85.00
6420 Heptathlon/Decathlon 8350
Top 8 at IAAF World Championships Top 8 at IAAF World Championships
4 x 100m Relay
plus 8 from top lists plus 8 from top lists
Top 8 at IAAF World Championships Top 8 at IAAF World Championships
4 x 400m Relay
plus 8 from top lists plus 8 from top lists
Top 8 at IAAF World Championships Top 8 at IAAF World Championships
Mixed 4 x 400m Relay
plus 8 from top lists plus 8 from top lists

See section 1.4 for details of eligible performances including

which competitions are eligible and other special conditions.

* The first 10 runners in the Men’s Marathon and in the Women’s Marathon in the IAAF World Athletics
Championships Doha 2019 and the top 5 finishers at the IAAF Gold Label Marathons and the top 10
finishers at the Marathon Major Series (Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and New York) held during
the qualification period will also be considered as having achieved the Qualification Standard [IAAF rule].

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 Appendix B
Athletics Canada (AC) National Relay Team Athlete Agreement
Overview
In order to be successful at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games we must continue the momentum we built with the
AC National Relay Program since Beijing in 2008. Again, the relay program’s fundamental principles are identified
below. Athletes who are part of the National Relay Program are expected to adhere to these principles. Athletes
nominated for the national relay program must sign and return this agreement by June 28, 2020.

Fundamental Principles
1. The relay is a team event and all members are equal.
2. A common vision among team members is critical for success.
3. Open communication is encouraged among athletes and coaches.
4. Full cooperation on and off the track is expected; team cohesiveness is essential.
5. Athletes must have an open mind and a willingness to learn and adapt to relay ideas.
6. Nomination of the team will be at the sole discretion of AC coaching staff with approval by the NTC.
7. Versatility in relation to relay running position is a must.
8. The goal is to assemble the best possible group of athletes in an order that will best benefit the team
performance. Running order will be determined by the designated Head Coach, in consultation with the
Team Relay Coach, and athletes will be advised of the order in a timely manner.
9. Athletes who are placed in an alternate position are expected to fully participate in team practices and
competitions, including dressing and warming up with the team on the day of competition, and to be
prepared to contribute if needed. Alternates are expected to accompany the four selected athletes to the
call room area or as far as Officials will allow.
10. Members will attend all National Relay Program mandatory events.
11. Punctuality is expected at all relay events; tardiness will not be tolerated.

Relay Team Athlete Selection

All of the following factors (not listed in priority order) will be considered in relay team selection:
• Placing at the Selection Trials in his/her individual event.
• Health and fitness levels that indicate optimal competitive readiness.
• Individual performance ranking as determined by 2020 Athletics Canada rankings.
• Commitment to the National Relay program as determined by attitude, attendance, participation,
and performance at national team camps, competitions, and events.
• Performance on previous relay teams.
• Assessment of relay skills and position suitability.
The Head Coach, in consultation with the designated event Relay Coach, will make decisions in regards to relay
team selection and positioning of relay team members.

Athlete Agreement
I have read, understand and accept the National Relay Team’s principles and criteria for selection. I understand that my
failure to comply with this Agreement may render me ineligible for National Team relay assignments.

Athlete Signature: Coach Signature:

Print name: Date:

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